Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- China’s manufacturing contracted for an 11th straight month, a private survey found, increasing pressure on the government to bolster growth in the world’s second-largest economy.

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Shares in Saudi Arabia declined to the lowest in two months ahead of quarterly company financial results and on concern that Europe’s debt crisis is worsening.

Here's the rap on the presidential candidates' plans for cutting federal deficits: Mitt Romney's is too bold and the numbers don't add up, while President Barack Obama's is too timid and his numbers don't add up, either.

Thousands of people across Germany have protested for the introduction of taxes on wealth and financial transactions.

As they give away part of Warren Buffett's fortune, his three children have adopted an approach remarkably similar to their father's technique for making all that money.

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said talks over his country’s development of enriched uranium will be more productive after the U.S. election and expressed optimism the two sides will “be able to take some steps forward.”

In this crucial battleground in campaign 2012, William Healy and Joe Halter stand on opposing sides of the great divide: How to jump-start the economy?

Iran condemned on Saturday the Obama administration for taking an Iranian militant group formerly allied with Saddam Hussein off the U.S. terrorism list, saying it shows Washington's “double standards.”

Forecasters say that after weakening overnight, Nadine has regained hurricane strength far from land in the eastern Atlantic.

The European Space Agency says its cargo craft has successfully undocked from the International Space Station after a failed separation caused by communication problems earlier in the week.

Americans are growing more optimistic about the economy and President Barack Obama's leadership, creating a significant obstacle for Republican rival Mitt Romney five weeks to Election Day.

NFL referees are ready to become unnoticed again, just as they prefer.

Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling to revive the passion and excitement that propelled him to the White House. Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September.

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 40,000 cars sold in warm-weather states because a plastic part might crack and cause a fuel leak.